Legends
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The Legend of Lu Zhishen
I. Taking Up a Stranger’s Cause Lu Da was about to raise his wine bowl in an inn at Weizhou when he heard someone weeping in the next room. As a military officer, he could command the men under him. He could not command his ears to ignore that thin, hurried cry. Everyone in the…
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The Legend of Gao Chong
I. The Spear on the Road Niu Gao was taking a convoy of grain toward Ox-Head Mountain. Yue Fei held the mountain with the emperor; below it, Jin encampments had spread across the roads to cut off their food. The wagons moved slowly. At every narrow turn, Niu Gao looked back to see whether a…
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The Legend of Huang Zhong
I. Beneath the Walls of Changsha Liu Bei wanted Changsha, and he sent Guan Yu to take it. From the city wall, Huang Zhong watched the first rider sent out to meet him. The man was one of Governor Han Xuan’s officers. He lasted fewer than three exchanges before Guan Yu cut him down, and…
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The Legend of Yang Zhi
I. Two Blades in the Melting Snow By the third day at the foot of Liangshan, Lin Chong’s blade had yet to draw blood. Wang Lun, master of the mountain stronghold, wanted a severed head as the price of admission. Lin Chong had waited beside the track and let a wine seller pass, then a…
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Huaguang Ultimate
THE ASCENT OF HUAGUANG Rebellion • Death • Rebirth • Growth • Apotheosis Huaguang’s story is not the story of a hero who became a god. It is the story of a god who learned how to grow. Unlike many heroes of Chinese mythology, Huaguang was not born a god, nor did he remain forever…
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Nezha Ultimate
THE MYTH OF NEZHA Birth • Rebellion • Sacrifice • Rebirth • Apotheosis For more than a thousand years,the story of Nezha has been continuously retold throughreligion, literature, theater, and popular imagination. BIRTH The Child Born from a Ball of Flesh Keywords: Prophecy · Incarnation · Supernatural Birth Nezha was born at Chentang Pass during…
